Texas Instruments prices $1.0 billion of investment grade notes

DALLAS, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced the pricing of two series of senior unsecured notes for an aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion. The notes consist of the following:

$500 million of 1.00% notes due May 1, 2018

$500 million of 2.25% notes due May 1, 2023

TI expects to use the net proceeds of this offering for repayment of outstanding debt. The offering is expected to close May 8, 2013.

The offering of the notes is made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, or by calling (212) 834-4533; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by calling (866) 718-1649; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Attn: Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, New York, New York 11220, or by calling (877) 858-5407; and Mizuho SecuritiesUSA Inc., Attention: Debt Capital Markets, 320 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, or by calling (866) 271-7403.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the notes or any other securities, nor will there be any sale of the notes or any other securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and embedded processors. By employing the world's brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. TI is helping more than 100,000 customers transform the future, today.